cyanocrystallin

noun

cy·​a·​no·​crystallin

¦sīə(ˌ)nō+

plural -s

: the blue pigment of the shells and eggs of lobsters and crabs turned red by acids or boiling water

Word History

Etymology

cyan- + crystallin

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